I’ve got something in the works. Should be done pretty soon, just waiting on some parts for testing.
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I’ve got some Weboost mounts at the Annodizer. I should have them up for sale in the next week or so.
You’d be able to mount it where you’re thinking. I’ll probably throw in some of my cable clips with it.
Trying to decide if I should make something to connect the stand clip to the camper.
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I have my weboost tucked horizontal in my cab roof rack and it still works great!
Edit: and its attached with black zip ties no one can see, lol
The first thing I noticed on my set up with the 14 foot table just wasn’t going to cut it but they do sell an 18 foot table and it was only 20 bucks. Here’s my set up.
I did use 3M zip tie, cable, routing manager strips for sticking it to the outside of the tent. And that is failing, so I am looking at alternatives, but everything else is pretty smooth. After wrapping around the tent and going down between the bed and the body, I came up through an existing grommet right underneath the backseat and straight to the power manager from there I went underneath the Plastic side rails at the edge of the carpet, all the way to the front around the firewall up to the top.
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I will say this , the t mount for the Antenna on the weBoost it too wide for the slot in the roof rack crossbars from GF see is too wide, so I did have to shave that down to fit. Also, the plastic support mount was also two wide . I had to shave that down to fit as well so far, I am seeing two bar gains.
my friend and I are both on Verizon last week on the Texas Hill country Trail. He did not have a signal for the entire ride. I did have a signal for the entire ride.
Admittedly, on any kind of a build like this, nothings gonna go perfect for you right out of the box. If you’re not willing to make changes on the fly, then it’s probably not the hobby for you lol.
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Does anyone know the diameter and thread pitch of the Weboost antenna? I found a mention of 3/8"-24 x .375". Can anyone confirm?
Have you tried removing the sticky adhesive on the cable mounts/squares and using the 3m VHB double sided tape? I have had good experience with that tape, it’s pretty tacky af.
I had not but will now… thank you
Im wondering if this would work to be able to have 2 interior antennas… one in the cab, and one inside the GFC
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08136BMKQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1TE63QTMAEOQO&th=1
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Rad idea! If you do it let us know how it works too!
I need to grab a weboost first. Ive been trying to get my hands on a used one
For what it’s worth - I have the WeBoost Overland and emailed their support about this exact topic back in June. Their response was short & sweet - lacking any detail at all:
“Thanks for reaching out. The unit is not designed to support more than one internal antenna.”
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Pretty sure any splitter will cut the the signal in half. Weboost sells their own splitter for their at-home systems Splitter -3 dB 2 Way (N-Female) | weBoost
and on the link above there’s this text.
This Wilson Electronics 2-way splitter allows you to drive two interior antennas from a single amplifier. Because you are splitting the signal each antenna will receive approximately 1/2 of the signal …
I’m currently installing a weboost overland, and I plan on using these cable clips https://a.co/d/6sQnb5l so it’s easy to move the internal antenna cord. If/when the clip adhesive fails, I just beef them up with 3m vhb tape. Beyond cleaning with alcohol first, I find using a heat gun on low helps get good adhesion when the temperature is <70F. Helps make sure the alcohol is gone too if I’m being impatient.
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I used a similar cable clip for the same reason - being able to move the interior antenna around depending on where I’m at in the camper. These are the ones I bought - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YFFTSNM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Those clips hold well. Thats what I use to run a lot of my cables in/outside the camper
Install is mostly done, going to get a few of those cable clips, so I can keep the power plug and indoor antenna wire separate. When the weather gets warm again, I’ll sand the uglier bits of paint on the aluminum angle and touch it up.
Anyway, going to attach the 5 key photos of my build. I used aluminum angle for routing the outdoor antenna wire and mounting the antenna. 2 different sizes.
More photos here, if you want more info. I used these cable glands to get the wire through the front wall of the GFC.
From my driveway, 2bars of 5g goes up 5 bars. Will have to test from my favorite camp spots next.
2 inch angle source for weboost antenna mount, https://a.co/d/7btOHpJ
I called WeBoost/Wilson about this since I was curious as well and they said they do not recommend. Will be worse for signal
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For those that mounted lower, like on the truck roof rack or towards the wedge of the GFC, will the tent being open “block” any of the signal? Or does it not matter?
I use this bracket mounted to a beef bar towards the back of the camper. When I am not using it, I fold it down and strap it to the side of my fly rod case.
https://www.rhinorack.com/en-us/products/roof-rack-extras/brackets/aerial-brackets/folding-aerial-bracket_43196
When I do use it, I can pivot it to 90° when driving or further to get better cell reach when the camper it popped open.
I did laser cut a small washer to have a better fit for the antenna but you could probably get away with out doing this or using a small amount of gasket sealer when installing.
Here are some photos.
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